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Where does “faggotface” come from?

faggotface (English) comes from English faggot, from Middle English fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

Ancestry of “faggotface”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaggotA bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be...
2Middle EnglishfagotA piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot...
3Old Frenchfagotfagot
4Vulgar Latinfacus—
5LatinfascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,...
6Latinfasciō—
7Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load
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